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<br />.. <br /> <br />00036'1 <br /> <br />-21- <br /> <br />This resolution is the result of the combined thinking of the leaders of the above <br />organizations; but the leadership of these organizations reserve the right to make <br />further recommendations to help solve the problems confronting the people of the <br />GUnnison Area. It is felt that the concessions should be made wherever practi- <br />cable t.o p!,Qte~t the people in the G~~"'.i:;on Arc:., :.nd :;.s long as these concessions <br />do not interfere with the overall program, it is the opinion of this group that <br />they should be honored. <br /> <br />Melvin Jaynes, President <br /> <br />Carl H. Povlell, Secretary <br /> <br />Delta County Agricultural Planning <br />Commi ttee <br /> <br />H*************wi~*w~*** <br /> <br />RESOLUTION <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The members of the Cedaredge Lions Club of Cedaredge, Colorado, a <br />duly chartered service club of Lions International, have studied a report of the <br />Bureau of Reclamation setting forth its recommendations for the development of <br />storage reservoirs, power and new irrigation projects in the Upper Basin under <br />~he Interstate Compact of 1922 and the'Colorado River Upper Basin Compact of 1948, <br />,o~d <br /> <br />" ~ <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The members of the CedaredgEr Lions Ciub believe that the plan of <br />the Bureau 'of Reclamation for the developm~nt of the Coiorado River Upper Basin <br />should be approved, but that <br />, , ' <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Since the Bureau of Reclamation has specified that one of the <br />first two dams should be constructed on the Gunnison River and has recommended <br />the site at Bridgeport, Colorado, the Cedaredge Lions Club should urge the Bureau <br />0f Reclamation to change its recommendation from' Bridgeport to Curecanti as the <br />first storage reservoir to be constructed on the Gunnison River, in order to <br />obtain the greatest benefit for the Gunnison and Uncompahgre Basins: <br /> <br />NON, TREREFORE, Be It Resolved by the 'Cedaredge Lions ,Club that the plan of <br />the Bureau of Reclamation for the development'of the Solorado River Upper Basin <br />is hereby approved, and <br /> <br />Be It Further Resolved that the Cedaredge Lions Club recommends that the <br />proposed Curecanti Reservoir Dam be designated as the first storage reservoir to <br />be constructed on the Gunnison River, <br /> <br />And Be It Further Resolved that the Cedaredge Lions Club recommends that <br />said Curecanti reservoir should in no way be used to further plans for trans- <br />mountain diversion of waters of the Gunnison Riv~r until such time as present <br />